---
title: tailIndent
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/tailindent
---

# tailIndent

The trailing indentation of the paragraph.

## Declaration

```swift
var tailIndent: CGFloat { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If positive, this value is the distance from the leading margin (for example, the left margin in left-to-right text). If 0 or negative, it’s the distance from the trailing margin. For example, a paragraph style designed to fit exactly in a 2-inch wide container has a head indent of 0.0 and a tail indent of 0.0. One designed to fit with a quarter-inch margin has a head indent of 0.25 and a tail indent of –0.25.

## See Also

### Setting style information

- [setParagraphStyle(_:)](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/setparagraphstyle(_:).md)
- [alignment](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/alignment.md)
- [firstLineHeadIndent](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/firstlineheadindent.md)
- [headIndent](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/headindent.md)
- [lineHeightMultiple](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/lineheightmultiple.md)
- [maximumLineHeight](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/maximumlineheight.md)
- [minimumLineHeight](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/minimumlineheight.md)
- [lineSpacing](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/linespacing.md)
- [paragraphSpacing](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/paragraphspacing.md)
- [paragraphSpacingBefore](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/paragraphspacingbefore.md)
- [baseWritingDirection](appkit/nsmutableparagraphstyle/basewritingdirection.md)